Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
PRESS COMMENTS.
What the Outside Pepers Say of the Re.
suit.

~ nat lllb OuteiuS peI9 say Oh tUC nc
suit.
New York Tribune: Full returns from
the important election in Texas yesterday
cannot be expected for several days; but
the early struggling returns Indicate that
the result may be close, with probably
ma i0rity Tor prohibition. No Offices are
at stake. The canvass has been g heated
one, and g full vote has undoubtedly been
pOlIed. The cGmps!gn has furnished the
strongest possible proof CT the wisdom
of keeping the prohibition question free
from the interests of CtiicG-seekers and
partisan politics.
CliCBg0 Inter Ocean: And yet Texas is
state in which one you'd h9ve Cx-
pected an organic prohibition law to
nave passed easily. 1t is in the rural dis
triCts that the prohibition idea hJurishes
most, and Texas is sn aggregation Of
rural districts. There is no city CT com
msndipg iuhuence in It's limits, nor is
the Csm3ined population Of all its larger
cities enough 70 sway the vote of Inc
state. This, in connection with the fact
that very many counties of the stste ere
free from saloons, is indicative Of 8
growth Of the local option sentiment.
Louisville Courter-Journal The re
suit Of the vote on prohibition in Texas
is in the nature Of 8 surprise. An over
whelming ma )1itY for or against the new
crusade vas never cIaimed by either side.
In Kentucky the Prohibition candidate
received, comparatively speaking, no vote
ct all. Yet, under the local option l&W
in both Texas and Kentucky, q large mum
Der Of counties have aud enforce law
prohibiting the sale OF liquors.
1t seems that in both states it is the
judgment OF a large number of temper
snCe advocates that this liquor question
/ is local snd not state or national issue.
Al! that has been accomplished for TEN
anCe has been done under local regula-
ton or Restriction. When this plan is
/ abandoned end 2 larger field is chosen for
tTia!, s'raightWsy there is g revolt, even
among temperance men. When this Is
not the case there is in many C)mmuni-
ties nc pu3lic sentiment to sustain the
! law, and its violation is frequent and open
! Tennessee Will shortly vote on local
! option amendment, though Tennessee
| has an excellent statute under which il
| mas been possible to restrict the growth
| of the LIQUOR traffic. The law fOrbidS any
! one to open g saloon within four miles OF
al educational institution outside of in
corpOrsted towns. AS result ia many
| localities temperance advocates do much
for the cause Of education ia establishing
schools in the beni9nted neghbOrhoods
Now that the Texas election is over, the
Tennessee contest will be watched with
interest.
Le2venwOr.h Times: In the face q
these facts is the outlook for prohibition
in the future dark? We think not. En-
COuragement should be drawn from thf
fact that it could even be submitted il
such g state. While the Democratic ma
jority for Governor last year was lS2, 600
the ms jority against the amendment i
only about 50, 900. fSeyenty-hve Thousand
Democrats must have voted for it. VIVA
more wonderful evidence than this CoulC
be given of the strength OF the Cause
The movement will! not decline.
Chattanooga Commercial: 1t is yer,
evident that Texas does not want prOhi
bition, but that is no evidence that Ten
nessee does not want it.
Philadelphia Record: Yesterday tn
state of Texas, which usually gives
six.tgure Democratic majority, voted OF
the question OF prohibition or anti prohi
bitten; and neither side has scented vic
LOlI 81 SLlOIS4S az ~ NC WILLIE w Pu
forth in advance g claim Of success
Texas as g prohibition commonwealth
would present spectacle for gods an
men.
C2icago Herald: TIE very defeat il
Texas is 81 evidence of the growth O
. the prohibition movement which is des
tined vastly to increase its vote and T.
determine the fate of parties in the pres
idential campaign.
New York Times The first meager re
ports from the Texas election declare tina
: the indications are that the prohibition
amendment he's been carried. This Woul
show most extraordinary development
of prohibition sentiment in that state
and give new impetus 70 the movemen
. elsewhere. For the sake Of the peace 0
mind of those who think Mr. Blaine
time will come in another year, it
to be hoped that later reports Wi
dispel this ominous threat Of prohlbi
ton tidal wave. If it should pass owe
the country, it would sweep with it g vas
, number of votes which he or any othe
Republican candidate would have to hav
or be overwhelmed. Prohibition vote
in Texas, and the south generally, com